Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

Ask any pre-teen girl and they'll tell you Kristen Stewart has it made -- she clinched the coveted role of Bella in the blockbuster "Twilight" franchise, after all. But long before she was cast in the vampire romance, Hollywood had already taken note. From her breakthrough role opposite Jodie Foster in "Panic Room" to her nuanced performance in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," we look back at Stewart's standout roles.

Ask any pre-teen girl and they'll tell you Kristen Stewart has it made -- she clinched the coveted role of Bella in the blockbuster "Twilight" franchise, after all. But long before she was cast in the vampire romance, Hollywood had already taken note. From her breakthrough role opposite Jodie Foster in "Panic Room" to her nuanced performance in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," we look back at Stewart's standout roles. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Ask any pre-teen girl and they'll tell you Kristen Stewart has it made -- she clinched the coveted role of Bella in the blockbuster "Twilight" franchise, after all. But long before she was cast in the vampire romance, Hollywood had already taken note. From her breakthrough role opposite Jodie Foster in "Panic Room" to her nuanced performance in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," we look back at Stewart's standout roles.